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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
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A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy's reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution through his prowess as a long distance runner... See full summary » Director:Tony Richardson |
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Michael Redgrave | ... |
Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor
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Colin Smith
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Avis Bunnage | ... |
Mrs. Smith
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Brown
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James Bolam | ... |
Mike
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Joe Robinson | ... |
Roach
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Dervis Ward | ... |
Detective
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Topsy Jane | ... |
Audrey
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Julia Foster | ... |
Gladys
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A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy's reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution through his prowess as a long distance runner. During his solitary runs, reveries of his life and times before his incarceration lead him to re-evaluate his privileged status as the Governor's prize runner. Written by Anonymous
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Colin Smith: Smith.
Chief Borstal Officer: Say "sir" when you answer the Governor.
Colin Smith: [insolently] Sir Smith.
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: That won't get you far here, lad.
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Miscellaneous: When the boys are doing gardening work one character calls another "you mug" (meaning gullible idiot). This is incorrectly recorded in the subtitles as "you muppet" but the word "muppet" - meaning an idiot - was not in use when the film was made. See more »Quotes
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: What's your name?Colin Smith: Smith.
Chief Borstal Officer: Say "sir" when you answer the Governor.
Colin Smith: [insolently] Sir Smith.
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: That won't get you far here, lad.
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